July

Everything Art-O-Mat...

If you don't know what Art-O-Mat is, check out the link on the right side to get a brief history of my previous Art-O-Mat entries...



I'm working on another batch of prints for Art-O-Mat. With it, I'm adding one new photo to the collection (see photo attached with this entry).

Another new component with this round of Art-O-Mat pieces is a surprise...literally. One of the boxes will contain a book of all seven photos in the Art-O-Mat collection. Who will the lucky person be? Hopefully they will add an entry to the blog to share their surprise with us.

Keep an eye out for Art-O-Mat. My work is in the following, updated, locations:

Argentum - Wakefield, RI
Bucks County Library - Doylestown, PA
Caruso Home - Southview, MI
Chambers Hotel - Minneapolis, MN
Charlotte Library - Charlotte, NC
City of Suffolk - Suffolk, VA
Governor's State Universtiy - University Park, IL
Pop Deluxe - Madison, WI
Rayko - San Fransico, CA
Whitney Museum - NY,NY

Finally, if you’re in Winston Salem, North Carolina on August 18, 2007 check out the Art-O-Mat swap meet. For more information check out their website www.artomat.org

Happy Anniversary

Today is our 1 year anniversary. It feels like the big
day was just a week or two ago. We still talk about
the honeymoon like we are just getting over jetlag.
It's still funny to say I'm married. Happy anniversary
Maxine I love you.

8 days 1673 miles

My wife and I took a weeklong road trip this month. We camped in Loleta, Pennsylvania; spent a night in Niagara Falls; and hung out in Toronto, Canada.

Loleta – We enjoyed a peacefully quiet camping trip in the Allegheny National Forest. We ate grilled cheese and veggie brats over the fire, drank the local brew, and took a couple hikes on the nearby trails.



Niagara Falls –We had a great view of the falls from our hotel. Though we only stayed one day and night, we managed to see it all. In addition to seeing the falls (on both Canadian and U.S. sides), we visited a couple “off the beaten path” taverns and hung out with locals. The folks in the Wild Mushroom, on Victoria Avenue, made our stop enjoyable. They convinced us to visit the next door haunted house, which scared my wife to death. She chickened out just before we got to the end! Bauk Bauk, chicken..

Toronto was our last stop, and probably my favorite. It is the cleanest, friendliest, most racially diverse city I’ve ever visited. And they have the best hot dogs; vegetarians welcome.
After visiting the observation deck and standing on the glass floor, at 1,122 feet, of the CN tower, my wife and I walked through the downtown theater district. The Diesel Playhouse was showing “Evil Dead – the Musical”. We got tickets to the 7:30pm showing on Friday. Talk about hilarious. I highly recommend this show to anyone who can catch it. It has music, dancing, zombies, blood, gore and so much more.
Finally, I got a couple great shots of some street musicians (a hobby of mine). The one posted is of Joseph from South Africa.



To see more photos check out my flickr page.

Congratulations!

I just wanted to say congratulations to Jill & Scott Antczak on the birth of their first baby. Carly Christian Antczak.

Photos, cooking and possum...

Recently I entered and ASMP photo contest. I also just sent out one of my pieces to Surry, England to be a part of the collection called “Mail Me At” If you don’t know about “Mail Me Art” check out the website http://mailmeart.com The photos I submitted are attached to this posting.


This month I also started a vegetarian recipe blog. It’s a collection of my favorite recipes. I encourage you to check out the site and try some of the delicious dishes. I’ve collected these tasty delights over the years from my mom, wife, friends, and from traveling around the world. You’re welcome to add your own!
http://www.cookinwiththesoydog.blogspot.com

Finally, I must share a movie I heard of from craigslist. “Possum Death Spree” is its name; it’s a hilarious B movie. The 4 minutes and 43 second long movie is jam packed with blood, guns, and talking possums. It even has subtitles for those of us who don’t speak possum. The movie was directed by Michael Horowitz and Gareth Smith. Check it out for a good laugh.

Talk to you next time…

Congratulations!

I want to say congratulations to Jennifer & Rick Wagner for the birth of their second child, Regan Cassidy Wagner.

Grindhouse, CHP Radio

Last friday night my wife & I saw the Godriguez/Tarintino double feature Grindhouse. If you like hilarious, action packed, B horror movies, this is a must see.
I'm glad we saw it in a theater instead on a DVD at home, because you can't get enough of each scene! Alone, the ending car chase is reason to see it on the big screen.

And speaking of going to see something, I know where you can purchase my Art-O-Mat
pieces. So if you're on a business trip or road trip, stop in and check out my Art-O-Mat pieces at:

Caruso Home Accents - Berkley, MI (Detroit burb)
Kentucky Center of Performing Arts - Louisville, KY
Flying M Coffee House - Boise, ID
Clients & Profits - Bonsall, CA (LA burb)

Finally, every year when the first warm day of spring hits, I open the house windows, sit down in my office, and end up spending an entire day rocking out to music I grew up listening to. This April's edition of CHP Radio was created for you to relax and think of all the summer fun to come.